Chapter 34: The first victory as a head coach
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This is the case with the confrontation between Chu Zhongtian and Reading.
When he got the ball, the players of the Reading team pounced violently, wanting to cut off Chu Zhongtian's ball, even if he couldn't break it, let him stay where he was, and couldn't organize an attack.
Chu Zhongtian didn't give the other party a chance to do this at all, and in the face of the opponent's fierce pounce, he flicked the football out with his right foot, as if he wanted to break through from the right, or pass the ball to the right, causing the Reading player to jump there immediately. Seeing that the Reading player had this reaction, Chu Zhongtian immediately hooked the football back with his right foot and rushed past the opponent's side!
They almost passed by, Reading's players could actually stop Chu Zhongtian as soon as they stretched out their hands, but Chu Zhongtian's degree was too fast, and the other party didn't have time to react at all, so he broke through from the side of the Reading player.
But there will definitely not be only one person defending Chu Zhongtian, when the first Reading player was broken through, the second Reading player immediately made up for it.
He collided head-on with Chu Zhongtian, if he did, it should be a lose-lose situation, Reading may not be able to get possession, but Wimbledon Athletic's attack will have a good chance of failure.
It's a complete foul play.
In order to stop him, fouls are also not spared.
The distance between Chu Zhongtian and him is very short, and he has the confidence that Chu Zhongtian can't dodge.
In fact, Chu Zhongtian really can't completely dodge it, but that doesn't mean he can't "partially dodge"......
When the other party was about to bump into him, Chu Zhongtian suddenly changed direction, making the frontal collision become a side collision.
The players of the Reading team slammed into it solidly, and Chu Zhongtian stumbled, and his body looked like he was about to fall. The Reading player was overjoyed and ready to grab the ball at his feet.
When I looked down, I saw Chu Zhongtian's feet stretched out and hooked the football! It was so easy to hook the football away from his eyes!
He hurriedly pasted it, planning to break the ball while Chu Zhongtian's center of gravity was still unstable.
But as soon as he pounced, Chu Zhongtian had already sent the football out directly without adjusting the center of gravity of his body!
A brilliant direct pass!
Directly tear through the defense of the Reading team!
But it's a pity that Kieran Agaard didn't seem to expect that Chu Zhongtian could send the football so accurately to the empty field in such a difficult situation, so he didn't plug it in time" Seeing the football roll directly out of the bottom line, he was annoyed.
Although this goal was not scored, it could already be explained to everyone that Reading's method against Chu Zhongtian was useless!
You can't fight with him in terms of technique, and you may be able to fight physically, but the result is still the same, he sent the football to the deadliest place......
The confidence of the Reading team was greatly shaken~ They originally thought that they had encountered a soft persimmon at home, but they didn't expect it to be a hedgehog covered in thorns.
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In the first 30 minutes, Reading was completely uncomfortable with the rhythm and style of play of Wimbledon and behaved in a diswhelming manner. But they're trying to adapt and reverse it. It's their home stadium after all, and if they don't even have that ability, they won't be third in the league.
Of course, Chu Zhongtian knows this, and he must not let Reading slow down, once they slow down, Wimbledon Athletic will face this very difficult bone to gnaw.
It had to be the first to score and completely disrupt Reading's plans.
He stepped up his offensive and quickened the tempo of the attack.
This is evident to both the commentators and the balls in the stands.
"Wimbledon have obviously picked up the tempo of the passes, they seem to be getting faster than before!"
"Reading is unlucky now, it's already difficult to deal with, and now Wimbledon Athletic, which has accelerated the degree, why do they like to deal with it?"
In the 34th minute, just four minutes after Wimbledon picked up the tempo and degree of their attack, they took the lead.
Chu Zhongtian pretended to pass directly outside the penalty area, and the player who deceived Reading took a step back suddenly, but he suddenly cast a cold arrow and shot directly from a distance!
The heavy artillery bombarded the goal, and the poorly prepared Reading goalkeeper made a hasty save, and naturally ended up with a hands-off ending.
The ball came out of his hand and bounced back" for forward Kevin and Clarke, who were waiting in front of goal, to shoot an empty goal with ease.
Wimbledon leads by one goal!
"Ahh The first goal was scored by the away team Wimbledon! Chu's long-range shot is powerful and sinking! Clark's follow-up shot was also very timely! ”
"Wimbledon have taken the lead away from home, which is great news for them!"
That's good news for Wimbledon, of course, but not necessarily good news for the reporters in the press box...... ......
If Chu Zhongtian's team wins, they can fully imagine what kind of face the new owner of Wimbledon will give them.
So except for the few media outlets that were already inclined to Wimbledon, the other reporters without exception wanted Wimbledon to lose, kill the prestige and arrogance of this team, and most importantly, avoid their loss of face and face.
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But Wimbledon is like they're against them. Just before half-time, Wimbledon's Kieran Agade added another goal to extend their lead to two.
Chu Zhongtian hugged everyone to celebrate the goal, which made many reporters in the media seats collectively lose their voices.
Assistant coach Alvin Stonefield also raised his arms and chanted from the sidelines. In the past week, the entire team has been under tremendous pressure from top to bottom, and the media has been questioning whether Chu Zhongtian can be a good manager, and they are also questioning the ability of the whole team at Wimbledon.
To be able to now lead Reading 2:o in the first half is definitely a powerful response to the doubts of these people.
Back in the locker room" Chu Zhongtian turned into the head coach again and praised the performance of the whole team.
He then told the team that "we have to keep playing like this in the second half, keep putting pressure on Reading, there is no need to be afraid of Reading's physical contact."
The players also really felt that what Chu Zhongtian said before the game was too right, and the effect was really good to use the degree to restrain the body.
At half-time, everyone walked out of the locker room with Stonefield at the door. smiled at Chu Zhongtian, who was the last to go out: "Look, didn't you do a good job as a head coach?" ”
"Isn't it because you're helping me?"
"I'm an assistant coach, my job is to help the manager, it's my job, and I do it to anybody. But why are some managers able to lead their teams to victory and others not? ”
Stonefield laughed.
Chu Zhongtian is no longer modest, and it feels really good to be the head coach. Especially in the game, when I watched my plan before the game become a reality and achieved results.
"Thank you for the recommendation, Elwin." He thanked Stonefield.
Stonefield waved his hand: "It's a lot easier for me to work with a good manager, haha!" ”
The old man smiled and turned and walked out.
Chu Zhongtian thought to himself, this is really an interesting old man. So, he recommended Russell in the first place, "Is it because he thinks it's easier to work with Russell?"
Ha!
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The main objection of many people to the players serving as the head coach is that the players play on the field, and they lack the kind of overall view that the head coach should have, which can only be seen off the field.
This is indeed a big problem for the average player, many people can only take care of one head, if they fight on the field, they have a worse grasp of the overall situation of the game than a full-time manager.
But there is no such problem in Chu Zhongtian.
In fact, his view of the big picture is not based on observation, but directly imprinted in his mind......
In the second half, the situation changed dramatically, and Reading stepped up their pressing against Wimbledon players, and whoever got the ball was defended with a very ferocious defence.
In general, the manager should make adjustments to change the situation.
The commentator said for a long time: "The test is coming, let's see how the head coach Chu copes, ha!" ”
Usually a manager needs to watch off the pitch and think about how to deal with it in his head. They obviously felt that Chu Zhongtian was concentrating on dealing with the opponent on the field, and he didn't have the time and energy to think about how to deal with it.
But Chu Zhongtian quickly took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and said to his teammates concentrated in the penalty area: "From now on, we will switch to defensive counterattacks and no longer pursue offense." Defend solidly, then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Of course, when we fight back, we must be fast, and we must go quickly, our characteristic "This must not be lost at any time." ”
Chu Zhongtian really doesn't have much time and energy to think about what to do, but he has been mentioning professional football for more than ten years, and he usually likes to think about these questions when he has nothing to do, so the answer has actually accumulated in his brain a long time ago. The experience directly tells him what to do in this situation.
Now that the opponent has stepped up their pressing of the Wimbledon players who have the ball, then we will give up possession and give possession to you, and your ferocious pressing will be useless, right? Then we defend and counterattack, snatch your ball, and then go straight to the front without going through the complicated control and passing of the midfield, "make full use of our degree advantage and cause problems for you."
After this adjustment was made, "the more the Reading team ran into trouble, they besieged Wimbledon Athletic, but they had to always watch behind themselves, for fear of being scored another goal by Wimbledon after a counterattack.
They were already two goals behind, and this tactic was a last resort, and if they didn't score as soon as possible, the difference between the two goals would become very huge as the game wore on. When the time comes, you can only raise your hands and surrender......
But Wimbledon's defensive counter-attack made them uncomfortable and did not dare to devote themselves to the attack.
"Hey, Wimbledon have made a change......"
At first, the television broadcast also gave the assistant coach Stonefield on the sidelines to see if he made the adjustment, but Stonefield sat in the dugout, did not turn around, and did not shout inside through anyone else, so the adjustment could only be made by the team itself.
So it means that Chu Zhongtian made it......
Journalists in the media gallery also have to admit that this adjustment is timely and correct. Reading's momentum was on the rise, and if left unchecked, they would have taken control of the game, and Wimbledon could face a frantic comeback from Reading. However, after Wimbledon adjusted, Reading was re-restrained, giving Reading a feeling of "Lao Tzu is full of strength, but he just can't use it".
Wimbledon made a change: "They chose to defend and counter-attack first. This decision should have been made by Chu one by one. Although Reading now have the absolute advantage of "besieging Wimbledon in the half, but in reality the situation is not as bad for Wimbledon as everyone thinks...... We can see that Wimbledon still has the strength to fight back, and they have two previous counter-attacks that are very threatening, which makes Reading quite fearful! ”
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As the clock ticked, Wimbledon Athletic still led Reading 2:O away.
Although Reading's attack was crazy, it had little effect, because Wimbledon Athletic's defense was very well-organized, and with Chu Zhongtian who was making up for leaks everywhere, it was difficult for them to really break into the Wimbledon penalty area.
After the seventy-fifth minute, "Chu Zhongtian began to make substitutions.
Every time he took advantage of the dead ball, he yelled at the assistant coach Stonefield off the pitch and told him who to replace and who to replace.
And when he does this, the TV camera will follow him firmly, give him a close-up, and tell everyone unmistakably that the head coach of this game is Chu Zhongtian, and it is he who makes the decision "He is not a puppet of Stonefield, he is the real head coach of Wimbledon!"
In the end, Wimbledon Athletic finished third away from Reading in third. In doing so, they moved up one place in the league table to seventh.
Wimbledon have won three, drawn two and lost one against the top six teams this season, and that comes after a inconsistent first half of the season. This result shows that they have inherited the fine tradition of the "crazy gang", and the results of the strong teams are always very good.
In the second half of the season, if the team still wants to be promoted, Chu Zhongtian must first solve the team's inconsistent performance against the middle and lower teams.
After the game, Chu Zhongtian, as the head coach of the team, participated in the press conference, and he also became the focus of many reporters' questions at the press conference.
"I know that winning this game will make some people unhappy" In order not to embarrass you too much, I agree with the saying that a result in a race doesn't say anything. Chu Zhongtian nodded.
A reporter just said that the result of a game does not say anything, because there is no logic in a single game of football matches, and only when these games are accumulated in hundreds or thousands can there be logic.
"So I said we'd come and see it when the season was over, or we'd come back when Russell came back. I don't think I'm going to be a successful manager," but I don't think I'm necessarily a loser. Whether it's playing football or coaching, I like to win and I'm going to try to get my team to win. ”
Chu Zhongtian expounded his coaching philosophy as a head coach at a press conference.
"I'm not interested in a war of words," if you want to provoke me, I'll spit on each other. If you want water, you can just vomit it yourself, I don't need to do such a shameless thing with you. ”
Although Chu Zhongtian said that he didn't like big mouth fights, his mouth was not forgiving at all.
"Let's talk about it with action."
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The next day, the newspaper published Chu Zhongtian's participation in the press conference for this game.
"Let's talk with action!"
"Chu is full of confidence in the future!"
"Winning a game doesn't mean anything!"
From these headlines, you can see that the media's stance on the issue of Chu Zhongtian's coaching is changing and divided, some people are recognizing Chu Zhongtian's identity as the head coach little by little, and some people are still resisting.
Chu Zhongtian was too lazy to meet them in general, and after the game with Reading was over, it was an intensive Christmas schedule. He's going to keep the team from falling behind during this time. Otherwise, what if his team loses all their way at Christmas, even if they win against Reading?
The Christmas schedule is crucial and if you want to stay competitive in the second half of the season, you need to play well in this period.
He also needs to keep an eye on the team's injury situation, which is usually the time when injuries are concentrated in England's busy Christmas schedule. He didn't have that problem when he played in other leagues, but it's a characteristic of English football and he knows that.
After half a season, many players are physically and mentally exhausted, and the fact that it is winter during Christmas and the low temperature increases the chances of players getting injured. All of these factors combine to make it possible for the team to give you an injury blow during or after Christmas if you don't pay attention.
If that's the case, it's going to be miserable for Wimbledon.
The strength of Wimbledon's main squad is okay, but the strength of the substitute squad is poor, which belongs to the situation where the polarization is very serious. Basically, Wimbledon can only rely on one lineup to play. Therefore, in order to ensure the success of promotion at the end of the season, Chu Zhongtian has decided to give up all cup competitions, they have already given up the League Cup, and they plan to give up the FA Cup after the New Year.
Chu Zhongtian's strategic thinking can be summed up in the eight words "throw away the burden and go into battle lightly".
The cup has little meaning for Wimbledon, and since the goal is promotion, the "baggage" that has nothing to do with promotion, or that may pose a threat to the promotion cause, has to be thrown and kicked away. Wholeheartedly for the upgrade service.!.